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Holland House Anniversary Appeal continues!
Published: 8th February 2018The Trustees of Holland House, the independent charity whichoperates the retreat House in Cropthorne, Worcestershire, has succeeded inmeeting its initial minimum target of 100,000 for its Anniversary Appeal andhas largely completed the restoration of
St Oswald Place of Welcome celebrates 1st birthday
Published: 5th February 2018On 2 February, St Oswalds Place of welcomeCoffee Friday celebrated its first birthday. The founder of the coffeemorning, Mr Brian Murkett celebrated the success of the coffee morning with around 40 regular attenders from the local community. He
Mothering Sunday 2019
Published: 5th February 201831st March is Mothering Sunday.
Letter from the Bishop of Dudley
Published: 5th February 2018Gods workHave you noticed that when you turn the pages of scripturepeople are often described by the job they do? Abraham was a herdsman, Noah was a farmer, David was a shepherd, thefirst disciples of Jesus where commercial fishermen, Matthew was a t
Join Ringing out for Peace this Armistice
Published: 25th January 2018The organisers of Battles Over, a national andinternational event marking the armistice, wants to see more than 1,000churches and cathedrals participate by ringing their bells simultaneously at7.05pm on the night of November 11th 2018.Pageantmaster B
Brockmoor Church awarded lottery grant
Published: 25th January 2018StJohns Church in Brockmoor has received a grant for 176,100 from the HeritageLottery Fund (HLF) to carry out vital repairs and improvements to the building.Thanksto the National Lottery, work can go ahead to repair the roof, brickwork andstonework,
Paul West receives the Wulfstan Cross
Published: 22nd January 2018The Bishop of Dudley, Graham Usher has presented Paul West, the former Chief Constable of West Mercia Police, with the Cross of St. Wulfstan, an award that pays tribute to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Church.
New Priest for Dudley
Published: 21st January 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Worcester Cathedral shortlisted to host Tim Peake’s Soyuz Spacecraft
Published: 19th January 2018Worcester Cathedral has been shortlisted as one of five potential venues for Tim Peakes Soyuz Spacecraft to beexhibited later this year. It is an exciting prospect to be able to host such asignificant piece of modern national history in a vastly cont
Lent course on science & faith in Stourport
Published: 18th January 2018From Mark Turner, Rector of St Bartholomew's Church, Areley Kings, Stourport: In Lent last year I ran the Test of Faith course which wasoutstandingly successful with far more people attending than I everanticipated. There is clearly a great inte
Bishop Graham welcomes new scheme from Christian Aid
Published: 15th January 2018Bishop Graham has welcomed a new globaljustice scheme launched this January by Christian Aid in partnership with theChurch of England which aims to empower a new generation of children to speakout against poverty and injustice.The scheme, GlobalNeigh
Bishop John & HJ are wed
Published: 15th January 2018Congratulations to Bishop John and HJ who were married onFriday at St Katherines Church in Holt near Bath, surrounded by close friends andfamily.Bishop Graham said: It was wonderful and a sheer delight toshare in Bishop John and H-Js wedding with its
Sarah Cottrill to be Associate Priest of St Clement, Worcester
Published: 14th January 2018​An Announcement from the Bishop.
Phil Bradford to be Rector of the Worcester West Team
Published: 14th January 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Holocaust Memorial Day in Worcester
Published: 11th January 2018Worcester Mayor Steve Mackay will host a Holocaust Memorial Day event in the Guildhall on Saturday 27 January at 10.30am.
New Strategic Manager appointed
Published: 8th January 2018Diane Reeves has been appointed as Strategic ProgrammeManager in the diocesan office. Funded through a grant from the ArchbishopsCouncil, Diane will help manage our programme of projects in our four priorityareas under the Kingdom People vision: chil
Starfest in Kidderminster West
Published: 7th January 2018Heather Prangley from Holy Innocents' in Kidderminster, explains what the parish has been doing through the Christmas season to Epiphany: "The theme from Advent to Epiphany for Kidderminster WestTeam Ministry has been Follow the Star and we have
New Vicar for Great Malvern Priory
Published: 7th January 2018​An announcement from the Bishop.
#LiveLent with the Church of England
Published: 3rd January 2018This year's lent course from the Church of England will be #LiveLent- Let your light shine. It is a Lenten journey through the Gospel of John, offering ashort daily reading, a pause for reflection and prayer and a challenge toact,with a focus on
Letter from Archdeacon of Dudley
Published: 3rd January 2018Do you,like me, love to see people of all ages growing in faith and enjoying the loveof God?One ofour four priorities within the Kingdom People vision is to increase ourengagement with children, young people and their families across thediocese. Our
Latest News
Mark Carter takes on net zero role
25th October 2024
Mark Carter is expanding his role to become diocesan Director of Church Buildings and Net Zero as part of the diocese’s increasing focus on the climate crisis agenda....